Children Of Men Page #2

What do the police know about justice?

What exactly is it you guys do, anyway?

PATRIC:
The Fishes fight for equal rights

for every immigrant in Britain!

LUKE:
He knows what we do.

I know you almost blew me up

in a coffee shop yesterday.

My ears are still ringing.

-We don't bomb.

-That was the government.

That's what they do to spread the fear.

What about Liverpool?

JULIAN:
After Liverpool,

we stopped bombing.

We started speaking to the people.

And they're joining us, Theo.

British people, too.

I don't talk politics.

-That's all you ever used to do.

-That was 20 years ago.

I'm a lot more successful now.

Come on, Theo. Walk with me.

-IAN:
I don't think that's a good idea.

-Come on!

-You're smoking?

-Yeah. It's not working.

I heard about your mother. I'm sorry.

Were your parents in New York

when it happened?

-Yeah.

-Sh*t.

Yeah, well, that's the world we live in now,

isn't it?

Why am I here, Jules?

I need your help. I need transit papers.

Not for me. A girl, she's a fugee.

Need to get her to the coast,

past security checkpoints.

I haven't seen you for nearly 20 years

and you come asking me for transit papers?

-Can you do it?

-I don't see how.

You could ask your cousin.

The government finances his

Ark of the Arts. He has access to papers.

-Yeah, but he'd never do it.

-He would if you asked him.

I can't. It's too dangerous.

I can get you 5,000.

I know you need the money.

(MAN WHISTLING)

What are you talking about?

-I don't f***ing need your money.

-Right. Sorry.

My mistake.

You know that ringing in your ears? That...

(IMITATING RINGING)

That's the sound of the ear cells dying.

Like their swan song.

Once it's gone,

you'll never hear that frequency again.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

This never f***ing happened,

so don't go telling tales,

'cause we'll be watching you.

At work, when you sleep,

when you have a piss, we'll be watching.

All the f***ing time.

Jeez, your breath stinks.

-No, it doesn't.

-Yes, it does.

It was Julian's idea bringing you here.

She put herself at great risk.

Now you know about the five grand

we can offer you.

So if you change your mind,

pin this to the notice board at Camden tube.

We'll do the rest.

Here you are. Bus fare.

MAN ON LOUDSPEAKER:

Earthquakes! Pollution!

Disease and famine!

Our sins have encouraged God's wrath!

And in his anger he has taken away

his most precious gift to us!

Mr Faron, the minister is expecting you.

This way, sir.

I'm afraid this is a non-smoking facility.

You got something in your teeth.

If you'll excuse me.

Couldn't save La Piet.

Smashed up before we got there.

Pretty rummy, huh?

My mom had a plastic one in the bathroom.

It was a lamp.

Good to see you, Theo.

NIGEL:
We got to keep Las Meninas

and a few other Velsquezes,

but we only got a hold of two Goyas.

That thing in Madrid was a real blow to art.

THEO:
Not to mention people.

How's Martha?

She's doing her animal charity thing.

Sends her love.

-Give her my best.

-Yes.

Why did you come, Theo?

Well, the thing is,

I met this girl.

Cute?

Beautiful.

Is it serious?

Very.

She's got this brother in Brighton and

she hasn't seen him for about five years,

and he's not doing too good.

I mean, pretty sick.

-I don't think he's gonna make it.

-Sorry.

I've got money.

I was just hoping that you might...

I was hoping you could get us

the transit papers to get to the coast.

-Transit papers? That's quite a favour.

-I know.

Highly controlled.

Alex, take your pills.

Alex.

Alex?

Alex!

(SIGHING)

Come with me.

I'm really sorry, Nigel.

I just don't know who else to ask.

I'll see what I can do.

What?

You kill me.

A hundred years from now,

there won't be one sad f***

to look at any of this.

What keeps you going?

You know what it is, Theo?

I just don't think about it.

THEO:
Where's Julian?

LUKE:
She couldn't make it. Sends her best.

Here's a photo of the girl and her name.

Hang on. We got a problem.

All I could get were joint transit papers,

which means I would have to escort the girl.

Will you?

For a couple more grand.

Julian thinks very highly of you.

Does she?

Yeah.

Thanks again.

(MAN CHATTERING ON TV)

Go on, stay with her.

Stay with her. Stay with her. Yes!

Have you seen this dog?

I'll be one minute.

Billy! I'm in a rush, mate.

MAN:
Okay, Theo. He'll see to you.

He'll see to you.

I'm in a rush. Come on. Come on.

That's 70 quid.

Sh*t.

WOMAN ON TV 1:
She's my house cleaner.

MAN ON TV 1:
He's the plumber.

Jesus.

MAN ON TV 2:
He's my dentist.

WOMAN ON TV 2:
He's the waiter.

WOMAN ON TV 3:
She's my cousin.

ANNOUNCER ON TV:

They are illegal immigrants.

To hire, feed

or shelter illegal immigrants is a crime.

Protect Britain.

Report all illegal immigrants.

Did you get the papers?

Lovely to see you, too.

Thank you. I really appreciate this.

Just like the old days, back of the bus.

Yeah, except we're the old farts now.

-You're looking good.

-Right.

Seriously. Look at me.

It's hard for me to look at you.

He had your eyes.

You know, I never understood

how you got over it so quickly.

You think I got over it?

No one could get over it.

I live with it. I think about him every day.

Come on, I mean the way you just...

You don't have a monopoly on suffering,

you know.

You always carried his memory

like a ball and chain...

What do you f***ing know

about my memories?

-You don't know what I feel or what...

-Move!

Yeah, there you go.

That's what you always do.

When it gets tough, you walk away.

This is our stop.

JULIAN:
Thelonius!

(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

So why did you come to me?

You could have found other ways

to get transit papers.

Probably.

-So why me?

-I trust you.

-And what happens after?

-You take a train back. It'll be safer.

No, I mean what happens to us?

I don't know.

Theo, come on. You came for the money.

Did I?

LUKE:
Theo?

-You got my money?

-See?

We'll take you down to the first checkpoint

on the Canterbury Road,

then you and Kee are on your own.

Well, this is obviously the elite unit.

-This is Miriam.

-Hi.

-Is this the girl?

-JULIAN:
Kee, this is Theo.

What the f*** you staring at?

Apparently the pleasure's all mine.

Are we planning a sing-along?

Good. I'm gonna take a nap.

MAN ON RADIO:
The afternoon

is looking good here on Radio Avalon.

And now one for all the nostalgics

out there,

a blast from the past

all the way back from 2003.

That beautiful time

when people refused to accept

the future was just around the corner.

(SNORING)

Hey.

You're snoring.

-No, I wasn't.

-Yes, you were. He always snored.

(WAIT PLAYING ON RADIO)

Where are we?

Canterbury. We're close.

Anyone know

if there's a hotel around here?

What?

Julian promised me a little bit of action.

You still like it in the afternoon?

So what did you do? Rob a train?

Blow up a building?

Leave the girl alone.

You told me he was suave.

Wanker's a drunk.

He's suave. You should have seen him

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